Manach Hill and Tornarock – These two Tumps were located west of Fettercairn and north of the B966 road to Edzell. I left my car on an area of grass in the small hamlet of Kirkton of Balfour then walked north-west along a vehicle track to and through the Wood[…]
Clashindarroch
I left my car at the start of the forest track (grid reference NJ443279) on the north side of the A941 Rhynie to Dufftown Road and briefly walked north-west along this track before leaving it, entering the trees and crossing some brash and windblown timber. On clearing the wood the[…]
Glen Buchat
I parked on the south verge of the single track road immediately west of the private road leading to Upperton Farm in Glen Buchat, north-east of Strathdon. I initially walked along the farm road to a gate which gave access to the vehicle track heading north-east through a field of[…]
Cairn a Mount
I parked at the start of the forest track on the east side of the B974 Banchory to Fettercairn Road south of the Bridge of Dye at grid reference NO647852 and walked east up the forest track to the ‘T’ junction. I briefly headed north to locate a little used[…]
Ballochbuie
I parked on the south side of the A93 Ballater to Braemar Road beside the Garbh Allt Shiel footbridge, east of Invercauld. The gate giving access to the bridge was padlocked but using one of the bridge pillars I managed to clamber over the gate, walked across the bridge and[…]
Glen Cally
I parked on the east verge of the unclassified road just south of the bridge over the Burn of Cally in Glen Prosen, Angus, and walked across the bridge and onto the vehicle track going north-west where there were a couple of gates including one for pedestrians. Beyond I continued[…]
Lower Deeside
Strathgyle: Located in the Durris Forest, south-east of Crathes. I left my vehicle in the car park south of Hilton Farm and north-east of Strathgyle and walked along the forest tracks to below this Tump. I then worked my way clockwise round the hill initially on a good quality track,[…]
Deeside
An Creagan and Cnoc Chalmac: The start for the ascent of these Tumps was the B976 Crathie to Gairnshiel Road at the Right of Way to Tomintoul (Grid ref. NO260981) where I left my car. I walked north-west along the Right of Way, a vehicle track in good condition, descending[…]
Mearns
St John’s Knap: I parked at the side of the unclassified road north-east of the A92 at Roadside of Kinneff south of an un-tarred and unmapped vehicle track and walked north-east along this track to near its highpoint where I crossed a fence. Fortunately the electric wire wasn’t live. I[…]
Balmoral
It was -10C when I parked at Easter Balmoral on the east side of the road leading to Lochnagar Distillery in Deeside. I crossed this road and walked south-west along the snow covered vehicle track passed the houses at Craig Gowan and Rhebreck. The track then continued through the woods[…]